Hello Lightridge Chorus Families -
Assessment Season is here! Your students have worked diligently for Loudoun County Choral Assessment. March will be the busiest month for Lightridge Chorus - and we thank you for all of your support leading up to the biggest performance of the year!
What is Choral Assessment? Assessment is an event where Lightridge Chorus will join the rest of Loudoun County Chorus Departments and perform for a panel of judges. The judges will rate our groups on our musicianship and literacy. This educational experience helps us grow as a department, and gives us feedback on how to improve. This event is comparable to SOLs. Here are the details:
Assessment Rehearsals
Wednesday, March 6th at Lightridge HS
Bass Chorus
3:00 - 4:00
During 8th Block
Treble Chorus
4:30 - 5:00
Select Treble Chorus
5:00 - 5:30
Select Bass Chorus
5:30 - 6:00
Lightridge Singers
6:00 - 6:30
Assessment Performances
Wednesday, March 6th at 7:00 PM at Lightridge HS
Lightridge Pre-Assessment Concert
Pre-Assessment concerts are for a final practice before Assessment. Students are to report to the Lightridge Auditorium at their designated rehearsal times. If they have no ride they are welcome to stay after school. IF they are staying after school they must have their uniform to change into. Dinner will be provided for those who stay. The concert starts at 7:00 PM and will be about an hour and a half long. We will be joined by Willard Chorus students for this event.
Thursday, March 7th at Alexandria City HS
Lightridge Singers with Jason Max Ferdinand
Lightridge Singers will be participating in a clinic with the top ensembles in Northern Virginia. This event is after school on Thursday and is a required major summative assessment for this honors ensemble. Please make sure the permission click is filled out for this event. Students will wear Lightridge Chorus merch and will be back to Lightridge around 10:30 PM.
Friday, March 15th at Briar Woods HS
Loudoun County Choral Assessment
The ensembles timeframes are listed below. Mrs. Rutan will take the first bus with Bass Chorus and Select Bass Chorus to head to Dominion HS first. The second round of buses will have Select Treble Chorus and Treble Chorus on it. The third and final round will have Lightridge Singers on it. Ms. Rutan will need chaperones [parents of kids from different ensembles] to volunteer riding the bus to and from since she will be conducting the ensembles back to back and cannot be at four places at the same time.
Treble Chorus
3:30 Early Release to Change and Snack
4:30 Bus Departure
[5:20 PM PM Warm-Up] [5:40 PM Performance] [6:00 PM Sight-Singing]
Select Treble Chorus
5:30 Bus Departure
[6:20 PM Warm-Up] [6:40 PM Performance] [7:00 PM Sight-Singing]
Bass Chorus
6:30 Bus Departure
[7:20 PM Warm-Up] [7:40 PM Performance] [8:00 PM Sight-Singing]
Select Bass Chorus
7:30 Bus Departure
[8:20 PM Warm-Up] [8:40 PM Performance] [9:00 PM Sight-Singing]
Lightridge Singers
8:30 Bus Departure
[9:40 PM Warm-Up] [10:00 PM Performance] [10:20 PM Sight-Singing]
Assessment Parent Action Items
Field Trip Permission Slip Forms are due on Friday, March 8th.
This form is necessary for your students to have permission to ride the school bus with us to Choral Assessment and attend the event. Please have this filled out and turned in as soon as possible.
Please check to make sure your student’s uniform is ready to go as well for these upcoming performances.
A separate newsletter will share information regarding the Miami Trip with final payment information and details. Please ensure that you are reading these messages as the month of March is busy!
Best,
Helai Karim Rutan